Backup – built-in backup software,[5][6] discontinued in 2012 with MobileMe[7]
CD and DVD authoring
Discontinued
DVD Studio Pro – DVD authoring application,[8] the final update was in 2009 and was removed from Final Cut Studio in 2011[9]
iDVD – a basic DVD-authoring application,[10] last updated in 2010[11] and incompatible since macOS Catalina dropped 32-bit support in 2019[12] (previously part of the iLife suite)[13]
Audio-specific software
Current
GarageBand – an amateur-oriented digital audio workstation[14][15] (previously part of the iLife suite)[13]
Logic Pro – a digital audio workstation[16] (previously part of Logic Studio)
MainStage – music software for use in live performances[17]
Logic Express – a prosumer music production,[18][19] discontinued in 2011[20]
Logic Studio – a music-writing studio package,[21] discontinued in 2011 in favour of Logic Pro X[22]
Apple Loops Utility – production and organisation of Apple Loops,[23] last updated in 2009 and has been discontinued, with its features integrated into Logic Pro
Chat (text, voice, image, and video)
Current
FaceTime – a videoconferencing between Mac, iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch[31][32]
iMessage – an instant messaging service between Mac, and other apple devices[33][34][35]
Messages - an instant messaging software application for apple devices utilising SMS, MMS, iMessage and RCS[36][37]
Discontinued
iChat – an instant messaging and videoconferencing application for Macs,[38] discontinued since OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion in favour of FaceTime and iMessage[39]
Developer tools, frameworks, and IDEs
Current
Xcode – IDE made by Apple,[40][41] available for macOS[42]
Script Editor
Swift Playgrounds – an educational tool and development environment for the Swift programming language[43][44]
Discontinued
Apple Media Tool – a multimedia authoring tool and programming environment for the Eiffel-based Apple Media Language (AML) object-oriented programming language[45][46]
MacApp – an object orientedapplication framework for the classic Mac OS
Macintosh Programmer's Workshop – a software development environment for the Classic Mac OS operating system,[47][48] discontinued in favour of Project Builder
Project Builder (PBX) – an IDE for software development,[49]
Finder – the native file manager for macOS[66][67]
Terminal – a command line interface for Macs[68][69]
XQuartz – a Mac port of the X11windowing system (formerly known as X11.app)
Former
HyperCard – a software application and development kit for Apple Macintosh and Apple IIGS computers,[70] the last update was in 1998 but was officially discontinued in 2004[71]
MacTerminal – Telecommunications and terminal emulation application software program.[72] Ceased development following the 1987 spin-off of Apple's software division into Claris.
MacX – A display server implementation of the X11 windowing system for Macs[73] using the A/UX,[74] System 7, and Mac OS 8 and 9 operating systems.[73]
Apple Podcasts – a podcast streaming application[83]
Apple Books – an e-book reading and store application[84] (previously known as iBooks until iOS 12 and macOS Mojave)[85]
Former
Front Row (software) - a media center application for navigating and viewing video, photos, podcasts and music from a computer, optical disc or the Internet
Networking and telecommunications
Apple Remote Desktop – a remote desktop program[86]
News aggregators
Apple News – a news aggregator application[87][88]
Office and productivity
Current
FileMaker – a relational database management system[89]
Calendar – a bundled calendar app[90] (known as iCal until 2012)[91]
AppleWorks – An office suite containing word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation applications.[102] Discontinued in 2007 and replaced by iWork.[103]
Claris Resolve - a spreadsheet computer program,[104] discontinued in 1994 with support ending in 1995[105][106]
MacProject- a project management and scheduling business application,[107]
Operating systems
Current
Darwin – the BSD-licensed and XNU-based core of macOS[111]
iOS – operating System for iPhones[112][113] (known as iPhoneOS until version 4 in 2010)[113]
iPadOS – operating System for iPads[114][115] (called iOS until version 13.1 in 2019)[115]
macOS – A Darwin-based Operating system for Macintosh computers.[111][116][117] Originally named "Mac OS X" until 2012[118] and then "OS X" until 2016.[119]
tvOS – operating System for Apple TV[120][121] (called Apple TV Software until version 9 in 2015)[122]
visionOS – operating System for Apple Vision Pro[123]
XNU – a kernel based on Mach that is used as the core of apple operating systems[125][126][127]
Discontinued
A/UX – a Unix-based operating system for Macintosh computers,[128][129] discontinued in 1995[130]
Apple DOS – a disk operating system (DOS) for Apple II,[131][132] discontinued in 1983 and succeeded by ProDOS[133]
Apple GS/OS
Text editors
TextEdit – text editor and word processor[159][160]
Utilities
Current
Activity Monitor – native system monitor for hardware and software with task manager functionality[161]
Automator – built-in, utility to automate repetitive tasks[162][163]
Files
Stickies – put Post-It Note-like notes on the desktop[164]
Discontinued
Dashboard – Built-in macOS widgets,[165] removed in macOS Catalina.[166] With macOS Sonoma in 2023, widgets were reintroduced through the Notification Center.[167]
Grab – built-in macOS screenshot utility, replaced with another tool in macOS Mojave[168]
iSync – syncing software, bundled with Mac OS X up to version 10.6
AppleLink/eWorld – Client software to access Apple's online service for its dealers, third-party developers, and users. The service was discontinued in 1997.[207][208]
iWeb – a HTML editor for creating websites and blogs,[209] discontinued in 2012 alongside MobileMe[210] (previously part of the iLife suite)[13]
Software for non-Apple operating systems
Current
Apple Music (Windows)
Apple Maps (Web)
iTunes (Windows)
Apple Devices – a Microsoft Windows app for managing Apple devices[211]
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Apple Qmaster – app for automated work distribution for audio-visual rendering[25] and part of both Final Cut Studio[26] and Logic Studio,[27] discontinued as a standalone app and integrated into Compressor.[28] Incompatible since MacOS Catalina dropped 32-bit support in 2019[12]
Qadministrator – software to create and manage Qmaster clusters,[29] incompatible since MacOS Catalina dropped 32-bit support in 2019[12]
Soundtrack Pro – a musical composition and editing app and part of both Final Cut Studio[26] and Logic Studio,[30] discontinued with the release of Logic Pro 9 and Final Cut Pro X[20]
Discontinued in 1998 following the transition to Mac OS X which had native support for X11.
QuickTime – A multimedia architecture for streaming, encoding and transcoding media.[75][76] It was deprecated in favour of AVFoundation with OS X Lion.[77]
Apple Pascal – An operating system based on UCSD Pascal created for Apple's implementation of the Pascal programming language.[138] The final update for it was in 1983 with version 1.1.[139]
Apple ProDOS – A disk operating system for Apple IIs,[140] with 8-bit and 16-bit versions.[141] Discontinued in 1993, with the 16-bit version succeeded by GS/OS.
Apple SOS – a disk operating system for Apple III[141][142] (discontinued after version 1.3 in 1982)[143]
Classic Mac OS – a series of operating systems developed for Macintosh computers, discontinued in 2001 and replaced with OS X
Lisa OS – An operating system based on Apple SOS developed 3 years prior.[151] It was discontinued in 1986 alongside the Lisa line of computers,[152] with System Software being partially based on it.[153]
macOS Server – the server computing variant of macOS
MkLinux – an open-source Linux-based software computer operating system,[154][155] support dropped by Apple in 2002[156][157]
Newton OS – a mobile operating system for the Apple Newton, discontinued in 1997[158]
